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Meet the Czar of the TCPA World

Already one of the best known lawyers in the U.S. telecom legal space following the success of the TCPA.World brand, former Big Law partner Eric J. Troutman, has embarked on his next project. “I plan for Troutman Amin, LLP to take over the legal world.” Troutman quipped when discussing the…Continue reading “Meet the Czar of the TCPA World”

4Apr 2026
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Troutman signs in Irvine

Troutman for American signs are all over Irvine, CA because America Deserves to Win. Tired of the parties. Republicans and…

3Apr 2026
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NEW SHERIFF: Mark Dobronski Is on a TCPA Role and He Seems to be Headed for Diana Mey Status

I don’t always get along with Mark Dobronski. There’s been times we have been downright hostile. And. a few years…

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SHOW CAUSE: Verizon’s Choice to Blow Off TCPA Subpoena May Cost It

16 May 202519 May 2025
Quick on for you this AM. So a guy named Jason Crews brought a TCPA suit in Arizona. He issued a subpoena to Verizon back in December to obtain records…
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HOLY SMOKES– PRICES JUMP TOMORROW!: Law Conference of Champions AI Panel Revealed As We Get Close to the Big Event

15 May 202516 May 2025
Well we are officially just 60 days to the big event! Law Conference of Champions kicks off July 13-14, 2025 in Irvine, California. With incredibly informative sessions, 5-7 hours of…
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ANOTHER SLICE OF THE PIE: Serial TCPA Plaintiff Goes After Pizza Hut

14 May 2025
It seems Joseph Brennan is no stranger to the drive-thru – or the courtroom. See FROM CORN DOGS TO COURTROOMS: Sonic’s Texts Might Cost More Than a Combo Meal –…
ATDS/Predictive Dialer Cases…

TALK IS CHEAP: Summary Judgment Isn’t Interested in Rumors

13 May 2025
Greetings TCPAWorld! I’m back with the latest. Let’s talk about a name-dropper’s worst nightmare. The Southern District of Ohio has ruled a significant win for TCPA defendants in a recent…
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$4MM TCPA SETTLEMENT: Another Seven Figure TCPA Settlement Haunts BigLaw as Truist Agrees to Pay Big Bucks

12 May 202516 May 2025
Repeat after me: Hire big law. Expect a big loss. Indeed you can't even say "big loss" without "big law." Its built into the words. Its the same script every…
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“SECOND AND FINAL NOTICE LETTER”: The Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force Warns Lingo Telecom After “Involvement” In nearly 200 Million Illegal Scam Robocalls

12 May 202515 May 2025
All 51 state AGs (including DC's) have now banded together to create a litigation taskforce to stop illegal robocalls. This is the first time in history such a taskforce has…
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JUST FOR FUN: Yes a Guy Just Sued the NFL For an Alleged $100MM in Emotional Distress Because His Favorite Football Player Dropped in the Draft And I Pulled the Complaint…

9 May 202512 May 2025
So real quick non-TCPA related news. A football fan identifying himself as John Doe of Lawrenceville, GA has sued the NFL for $100MM because of Shedeur Sanders' draft slide. Yes,…
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Quiet Hours Violation: Dick’s Sporting Goods Allegedly Caught Off Guard Over After-Hours Texts

9 May 20259 May 2025
Hey TCPAWorld, Its heating up in South Florida and I am not talking about our sunny weather. Late-night marketing texts are fueling serious litigation, and this time, Dick’s Sporting Goods…
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ROAD SHOW: Troutman Amin, LLP Speaking in Chicago and Washington DC Next Week–And What Else is New?

9 May 202512 May 2025
The powerful lawyers of Troutman Amin, LLP are back on the road next week. After taking a quick break to get some in-office work done, the attorneys everyone wants to…
Class Actions…

FUELED BY LITIGATION: ExxonMobil Skids Into TCPA Quiet Hours Lawsuit

8 May 2025
Greetings TCPAWorld! I'm back with the latest. Yesterday, ExxonMobil Corporation was named in a new TCPA class action in the Northern District of California. See Yates v. Exxon Mobil Corp.,…
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SERIOUS QUESTION: Is it Against the FTC’s Influencer Rules for a #BigLaw Partner To Recommend This…

8 May 20259 May 2025
So just did an article about ANOTHER company getting crushed in a TCPA class action because they trusted #biglaw to defend them and it got me thinking. Why does this…
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BIGLAW LOSES ANOTHER TCPA CERTIFICATION: Court Certifies Rare TCPA Revocation Class Against Money Source And It Its Getting Pretty Clear What’s Happening Here

8 May 20259 May 2025
Serious question. When is the last time a #biglaw firm defeated a certification effort in a TCPA case? Troutman Amin, LLP did it just last month. But when was the…
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RACKETEERING?: High Volume TCPA Plaintiff’s Attorney Survives RICO Challenge on Appeal– But Are Other Lawyers Bringing “Sham” Litigation?

7 May 20258 May 2025
Yesterday the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ended one of the most interesting stories in the history of TCPAWorld. Back in 2017-2018 TCPA cases weren't all filed as class actions…
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STUNNING ROBOCALL SPIKE After Months of Decline Robocalls Spike to New High In April, 2025

6 May 20258 May 2025
This is not good news. Through the hard work of R.E.A.C.H., and others, robocall volumes dropped continuously through all of 2024. The result--over 2 billion less calls in 2023 than…
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SERIOUSLY?: Robotalker.com Sued in TCPA Class Action For Robocalls And Its Almost Too On the Nose

6 May 20257 May 2025
I remember when that company Sly Dial came along I thought-- that name is going to get them in trouble. But apparently somebody has developed an automated outreach platform and…
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TCPAWORLD: About Last Week…

5 May 20256 May 2025
So I'm not sure how other people live. But this is how we live. In the last week we travelled to Washington D.C. to meet with the FCC and speak…
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R.E.A.C.H. WORKING HARD FOR SMALL BUSINESS!: R.E.A.C.H. Tops Off Key Month Of Advocacy With Sit Down With FCC Chairman’s Office

5 May 20255 May 2025
On Friday the R.E.A.C.H. trade organization held its member and board calls and there was much success to discuss. Responsible Enterprises Against Consumer Harassment (R.E.A.C.H.) has been working hard to…
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FIRST LCOC PANEL ANNOUNCED– AND THIS IS EPIC!!!: Lending Tree, Everquote, Quote Velocity and Veterans United Take the Stage for MASSIVE Lead Generation Panel As Agenda Begins to Populate

5 May 20255 May 2025
So we are just 69 days out from the biggest marketing/advertising/telecom law conference of the year! The Law Conference of Champions III will be held July 13-14, 2025 in Irvine,…
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FAIR WARNING: GEICO Facing Revised Class Certification Effort in TCPA Suit Over Unwanted Robocalls

5 May 20255 May 2025
One of the most frustrating parts of defending class litigation is when a court allows a party to re-define their class at the time they seek certification. If you pause…
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May the 4th (and Lincoln) Be With You–

4 May 20255 May 2025
Fun little meme for you today. For Deserve to Win, you must. But I was doing a little light reading this morning, as I am want to do, and I…
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TROUTMAN AMIN, LLP IS TWO YEARS OLD!: Let’s Walk Through Some Old Pictures Together And Remember How We Got Here :)

1 May 20254 May 2025
So its the two year anniversary of Troutman Amin, LLP today! The three partners. Queenie, Czar and Baroness Technically the firm is a year older than that since is started…
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OH MY GOODNESS: One Day to the Boat Show!

30 Apr 20254 May 2025
Its kind of funny. Was in Washington DC for the past couple of days. Met with the FCC Chairman's office and spoke at the big DNC.com TCPA Summit in Nat…
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IT ENDS!: The Battle to Kill the One-to-One Rule Is Officially Over– But the Fight Over Damage Caused By Errant Ruling May Just Be Starting

30 Apr 202529 May 2025
Just minutes ago the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued its mandate officially terminating the Hobbs Act challenge to the FCC's one-to-one TCPA consent rule. This means the case against…
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VENUE SELECTED!: Lending Tree Earns Home Court Advantage in Battle Against Weird TCPA Suit

30 Apr 202530 Apr 2025
Interesting one for you today. Lending Tree--whose incredible general counsel Heather Enlow-Novitsky will be speaking at Law Conference of Champions in just a couple of months-- just gained home field…
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BIG TCPA NEWS!: Instacart Sued in TCPA Case And Now We Know the Company’s Adorable Real Name

28 Apr 202530 Apr 2025
So Instacart was just the latest victim of the massive spike in TCPA litigation to start 2025. Although that is interesting-- and we'll get to the details-- the real news…
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FRUSTRATING!: TCPA Defendant Stuck in Class Action Despite No Record of Making Prerecorded Calls

28 Apr 202530 Apr 2025
The deck can really be stacked against TCPA defendants in class litigation. Even in  seemingly straightforward cases. For instance in Suarez v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, 2025 WL 1191119 (April 8, 2025) the…
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THIS IS WHY YOU CAN’T TRUST GenAI: GoogleAI Follows Errant Law Firm Posts Falsely Suggesting FCC’s TCPA “Reasonable Means” Revocation Rule Was Stayed (It Wasn’t)

25 Apr 202528 Apr 2025
Not long ago I was at a conference and someone asked whether Troutman Amin, LLP's legal advice was "better than ChatGPT's." I nearly fell over. He assured me he was…
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TIPPED OFF?: Perrong Irritates a Magistrate Judge and Law360 Takes Notice For Some Reason

25 Apr 202528 Apr 2025
Usually I am the only one covering oddball TCPA-related stories. But this past week Law360-- a major aggregator/reporter of legal news-- took note of a text order issued by a…
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TCPA CLASS ACTIONS MORE THAN DOUBLE!!: The Pace of TCPA Filings in 2025 Continues to Skyrocket

25 Apr 202525 Apr 2025
So I was talking to a very well known TCPA Plaintiff's attorney yesterday who told me his filing pace of TCPA class cases was "higher than ever." Spoke to another…
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10th CIRCUIT EXPANDS TCPA EMERGENCY PURPOSES EXCEPTION: Calls Made to Inform Residents of Virtual Town Halls During Covid-19 Are Covered

24 Apr 202524 Apr 2025
For many of us, Covid-19 feels like a distant memory. But with the TCPA’s four-year statute of limitations, what’s in the past is rarely forgotten. The 10th Circuit Court of…
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GIVE UP THE NAME!: TCPA Defendant Ordered to Identify BPO Involved in Allegedly Illegal Despite Ongoing Criminal Proceedings

24 Apr 202525 Apr 2025
Every once in a while I am asked by a client to "keep so and so out of the case." It is imagined that as the great and powerful Czar…
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MORE IS REQUIRED: Senior Life Insurance Company Out of TCPA Class Action For Too Thin Allegations

24 Apr 202525 Apr 2025
Quick one for you this am TCPAWorld. Senior Life Insurance Company--which has the unfortunate acronym of SLIC-- was sued in a TCPA class action in Virginia recently. It moved to…
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NO LINK, NO LIABILITY: Court Dismisses Vicarious Liability Allegations.

23 Apr 2025
Hey TCPAWorld! Vicarious liability demands more than a loose business association between entities. In Gonzalez v. Savings Bank Mutual Life Ins. Co. of Mass., No. EP-24-CV-00289-DB, 2025 WL 1145266 (W.D. Tex.…

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We’ll break all the TCPA news–usually before anyone else does–with witty and informative articles that break the mold of stuffy law firm analysis. Yet the analysis you’ll find will always be dead on and steeped in our decades of combined TCPA defense experience.

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